This Year's Midterms Will Proceed With Prior Map the Judge Deemed Unconstitutional

A Florida judge on Friday approved a newly drawn state congressional map but decided it wouldn't take effect until 2016, meaning this year's midterm elections will proceed using a prior map he found unconstitutional.

Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled in July that two of the state's 27 House districts violated the constitution because they were drawn to benefit the Republican party. He found that one of them—District 5, which is held by Democrat Corinne Brown—was designed to pack in African-American voters, making neighboring...